Navigating Adulthood and IDD Bonnie Houpt

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In this episode, I interview Jen and Jocelyn from The Wayfaring Band! The Wayfaring Band offers road trips, far-flung adventures, and a fellowship program for emerging social leaders for adults with disabilities. We dive into the services The Wayfaring Band provides as well as the inclusive, supportive community it has built.

The Wayfaring Band's Greatest Hits: 10 years of Tours A Celebration & Fundraiser: https://www.classy.org/event/the-wayfaring-bands-greatest-hits/e426889

Links from this episode:

Wayfaring Band's Website: https://www.thewayfaringband.com

Wayfaring Band's Odes: https://www.thewayfaringband.com/artist-odes

The Smoothie Bus: https://www.smoothiebus.co

Wayfaring Band's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheWayfaringBand/

Wayfaring Band's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewayfaringband/

Wayfaring Band's Twitter: https://twitter.com/WayfaringBand

Wayfaring Band's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQzwqANTdbSLXCdDreqNmnQ

Hi everyone! Here is a little update on the podcast moving forward. Thanks for listening!




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In this episode, the supervision mini-series comes to an end with an interview with Jen Hicks, where we discuss supervision further as well as self-care for professionals.

"Jennifer Hicks, MMT, MT-BC, E-RYT (she/her/hers) is a board-certified music therapist, a licensed  music educator, an experienced registered yoga teacher, and the owner of Joyful Noises LLC.  Jennifer specializes in working with groups of adults with mental health and substance use disorders and in mentoring music therapy students and professionals through her MT Mentor membership  group and podcast. Her vision is to create courageous communities that encourage cultural humility,  lifelong learning, gratitude, and living in the AND* to inspire joy and wholistic wellness. Her  mission is to use her foundation of music therapy and mindfulness-based principles to: • Inspire and empower students, professionals, and clients to experience and create joy in their  lives through living in the AND* and through prioritizing wholistic wellness, • Create courageous communities built on cultural humility, where ALL are welcomed and  encouraged to grow and where cultural intersectionalities are explored and honored, and • Support the music therapy community as we seek to move our profession forward through  guest lectures, presentations, supervision, and service. More on website!

Resources and links from this episode:


https://joyfulnoisesllc.com https://joyfulnoisesllc.com/mt-mentor/
https://www.instagram.com/mtmentor2020/
https://www.instagram.com/joyfulnoisesllc/
Cultural Intersections in Music Therapy
The Big Leap 
Anti-Oppressive Practice Resource
MT Insider
https://www.selfcareinstitute.com
Invitation to Brave Space by Micky ScottBey Jones
https://www.glr-amta.org/about/glr-amta-mentoring-program/
https://www.musictherapy.org/careers/21st_century_education/
https://screamintothevoid.com
Dr. Renee Linklater: https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/authors/view/renee-linklater
Lindsay Markworth: https://twincitiesmusictherapyservices.com/index.html
Emma Moonier: https://joyfulnoisesllc.com/mt-mentor-podcast-episode-1/

What a year! I had amazing guests come on the podcast and share their experience, expertise, and resources. Three main themes appeared: creativity, accessibility, and supervision. What was your favorite episode of 2021?
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Links (previous episodes):


Episode 11: Kathleen Martins- Yoga, Mental Health, and Mindfulness
Episode 12: Gabby Banzon- Music Therapy, Technology, and Community
Episode 13: Danny Combs- Teaching the Autism Community Trades (TACT) and Nurturing Careers
Episode 14: Alyssa Stone- Neuroaffirming Techniques, Staff Education, and Intentional Prompting
Episode 15: Amanda Brigham- Design Thinking and Music Therapy
Episode 17: Cultivating Inclusion, Community, and Fun Through Traveling with Jenna Cordesius and Lauren Kelly
Episode 19: Primitive Reflexes with Joanna Holden
Episode 20: Christine Devereaux- Music + Mudras!
Episode 22: Intro. to Supervision Series, Supervision for New Professionals, and Burnout
Episode 23: Supervision and Supervising with Kate Shannon

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In this episode, I interview Kate Shannon, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Licensed Creative Arts Therapist, and Board Certified Music Therapist, of Creative Therapy Umbrella in Part 2 of the supervision series. Kate shares her experience in supervision and as a supervisor and gives advices to both those seeking and those providing supervision.

Links from the episode:


https://creativetherapyumbrella.com
Kate's email: kate@creativetherapyumbrella.com
Creative Umbrella Community: https://creativetherapyumbrella.com/the-umbrella-community/
Music Therapy Supervision, 2nd Edition: https://www.barcelonapublishers.com/music-therapy-supervision-2nd-edition
Lisa Dion:https://lisa-dion.com
Creative Therapy Umbrella Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/creativetherapyumbrella
Creative Therapy Umbrella Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creativetherapyumbrella/

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In this solo episode, I discuss my experiences with supervision as well as how a lack of supervision led to burnout early in my career. I further explore supervision accessibility for new professionals and offer a couple of ideas of how to find accessible supervision. Lots of resources below!

Links:


Music and Harm: What We Know and What We Need to Know- AMTA-Pro Podcast ~ October, 2018, Brea Murakami, MM, MT-BC, Daniel Goldschmidt, MT-BC
Ami Kunimura's https://www.selfcareinstitute.com
Peer Support Network for new professionals
Facebook groups

https://www.facebook.com/groups/MTLeaders

https://www.facebook.com/groups/selfcaremusictherapy

https://www.facebook.com/groups/227181371097746


Music Therapy Communities (with limited openings throughout the year)

The Umbrella Community

Music for Kiddos Community

Dynamic Lynks Community

Not Your Average Music Therapist Community